U.S. News – Best Lawyers Once Again Ranks Akerman LLP Among “Best Law Firms”

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Firm Receives Record Number of Tier 1 National Rankings with Corporate, Litigation, and Real Estate Practice Groups Recognized

For the second consecutive year, the publication ranked 30 of the firm's practice areas nationally, recognizing the work of Akerman's Corporate, M&A, Financial Services, Real Estate, and Litigation teams among others.

MIAMI (PRWEB)November 01, 2013

Akerman LLP, a leading law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced that U.S. News- Best Lawyers has recognized the firm among the 2014 "Best Law Firms" in the United States. For the second consecutive year, the publication ranked 30 of the firm's practice areas nationally, recognizing the work of Akerman's Corporate, M&A, Financial Services, Real Estate, and Litigation teams among others. The firm increased its National Tier 1 rankings to eight practice areas including, Corporate Law, International Trade and Finance Law, Real Estate Law, Construction Law, and four areas of Litigation: Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy, Construction, and Real Estate. In addition, Akerman received a record 72 Tier 1 Metropolitan Area rankings in local markets across the nation.

The Best Law Firm rankings follow the recently released list of The Best Lawyers in America. The firm achieved record results with 134 Akerman lawyers in 56 practice areas from 15 of its offices named to The Best Lawyers in America 2014 list.

The U.S. News - Best Lawyers rankings are the result of client and lawyer feedback derived from 4.3 million evaluations from across the United States. A full listing of the Akerman practices included in the 2014 U.S. News - Best Lawyers national and metropolitan rankings is found below:

About Akerman LLP
Akerman LLP is a leading transactions and trial law firm known for its core strengths in middle market M&A, within the financial services and real estate industries, and for a diverse Latin America practice. With more than 550 lawyers and government affairs professionals and a network of 19 offices, it is ranked among the top 100 law firms in the United States by The National Law Journal NLJ 350 (2013). Akerman also is ranked among the top 100 law firms for diversity by MultiCultural Law magazine (2012) and recognized as the Law Firm of the Year for Diversity – South by Benchmark Litigation (2012). More information can be found at akerman.com or twitter.com/akerman_law.